fab

Slang for wonderful

Fab is informal shorthand for fabulous, expressing enthusiastic approval: That dress looks fab on you.

The word peaked in 1960s British slang—the Beatles were famously "the Fab Four"—and retains a slightly retro, playful quality.

In other contexts, fab is short for fabrication, as in semiconductor manufacturing: a chip fab.

slang

amazing

Causing great wonder

marvelous · stunning · gorgeous · divine · fierce · slay · iconic · legendary · snatched · glamorous

manufacturing

fabrication

Deliberately untrue statement

wafer · lithography · microchip · foundry · silicon · nanometer · etching · deposition · Intel · photomask

fashion

couture

Custom high-fashion design

vogue · haute · stylish · trendy · glamour · collection · ensemble · accessories · silhouette · prêt-à-porter

beatles

Liverpool

Major English port city

Paul · George · Ringo · Abbey Road · mop-top · sixties · mania · screaming fans · lads

craft

workshop

Place for making or learning

weld · metalwork · custom · bespoke · prototype · CNC · lathe · machining · assembly · handmade

Categories
Opposites
quality evaluation

fabterrible

Extremely poor or distressing

awful · lousy · dreadful · rubbish · atrocious

emotional response/appeal

fabvile

Extremely unpleasant or bad

horrible · disgusting · ghastly · horrid · gross

Phrases
Family

fable, fabulous, fables, fabricate, fabricated, fabricator, prefab, fabulously, fabulist

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G